Creating Space for Conflict Transformation

The Berghof Foundation is an independent, non-governmental and non-profit organisation that supports efforts to prevent political and social violence, and to achieve sustainable peace through conflict transformation. more >

Refugee work in Jordan

In this video, young refugee workers from the large camps in Jordan share their experiences and lessons learned. They had been participants in the Berghof Foundation training on “civic and nonviolent education”. more >

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Thoughts on the anniversary of the start of the Second World War

Thoughts on the anniversary of the start of the Second World War

04.09.2019 -

I am writing this blog post on the flight back from Kabul to Germany. In Afghanistan, my team met with important political and civil society actors who, despite differing political opinions, share the conviction that the war must finally and forever be ended. The possibility of a...

More weapons = more security? Some thoughts on the demise of the INF Treaty

More weapons = more security? Some thoughts on the demise of the INF Treaty

13.08.2019 -

Are there parallels between the two recent massacres in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio and the impending arms race following the abolition of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty between Russia and the United States?

Berghof Handbook for Conflict Transformation

The Berghof Handbook is dedicated to collecting and reflecting cutting-edge knowledge and experience for scholars and practitioners working on transforming violent ethnopolitical conflict. It comes in the form of Articles and a Dialogue Series. more >

Latest Contributions

Mille Bøjer: Transformative Scenarios Process. How stories of the future help to transform conflict in the present.
2018.
Handbook Article.
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Berghof Glossary 2.0

The 2019 edition of the Berghof Glossary is now available - featuring the main principles and approaches in our work. For a second time, our team has embarked on a joint exploration of what it takes to create “space(s) for conflict transformation” more >

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Youth 2.0

In the peacebuilding field, young people are generally seen as victims, at-risk, perpetrators - or recently as ‘potential’ peacebuilders. What does not get sufficiently highlighted in this youth discourse is the fact that in all conflict contexts, there are invariably young people who build their own peacebuilding initiatives. more >All features >